Update on Woodley Succes' Hernia Surgery

Just a note to update everyone on little Woodley Succes, the little boy who had the football-sized stomach hernia.

I am told that his surgery was a success and I saw him briefly yesterday (unable to get a new photo - sorry - this one was taken the day he originally came to the clinic). He seems to be on the road to recovery.

All Praises to Our Father,
Roody

Temporary Shelters Becoming a Reality

Great opportunities are on the horizon for our youth and the Leogane community as a whole via our new partnership with Samaritan's Purse!

Several months ago we teamed up to provide transitional shelters in and around Leogane. All of our planning, searching for acceptable properties, and negotiations to secure the use of suitable properties is now bearing fruit. The stage is finally set with a state-of-the-art facility now ready to serve as a hub to store and distribute supplies to build the transitional homes (photo of a sample shelter at left).

The pay for work program is now set to provide paid employment opportunities to approximately 100 people chosen to participate based on their willingness to invest themselves in rebuilding their own communities.

I am truly excited about our joint commitment to erecting sturdy, waterproof shelters in Leogane and other affected communities around Haiti. Everyone deserves the dignity of food and shelter and I am also honored to be intimately involved in this worthy endeavor.

Building His Kingdom Through Service,
Roody

A Reminder That God Never Forsakes His People

Samaritan's Purse continues to partner with us in their efforts to help Leogane. Nick Ledoux and Betsy Hall stopped in to drop off 7500 hygiene kits to be distributed out to our churches and the community.
I continue to be reminded how God never forsakes His people.

In Awe of Him,
Roody